It’s getting harder to keep up with the many improvements of the medical aspects of Second Life so sometimes I’ll share some interesting links with you.

• MD to fight stress in Second Life (Boston.com): In coming months, an instructor from Mass. General will lead 20 to 40 Second Life recruits through guided meditations designed to reduce their stress levels.

• IBM Opens New 3D Virtual Healthcare Island on Second Life (IBM Press Room): Currently, I can’t find this virtual place. Any ideas?

• Get a Life: Second Life Game to Teach Nutrition Habits (Mark’s Daily Apple): Users can virtually experience the effects that fast food can have on their short- and long-term health.

• PPH to Showcase Hospital of the Future in a Virtual World (San Diego Business): Another good example:

For the last few months, 10 Web developers have worked to re-create Palomar Pomerado Health’s hospital of the future in Second Life, the 3-D online world that hosts millions of residents.

• Co-founder of The Heron Sanctuary recounts history (SLNN.com): The Heron Sanctuary began not in Second Life, but on the largest U.S. dating website for disabled people: LoveByrd.